19th Century

This century continued to fill in the blanks on the map of the world.  Great advances in the applied sciences established industrial development that allowed travel faster than a horse, instant communication across the land and oceans, and the beginning of flight. 

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19th Century
Sketch of General Riley's Route through the Mining Districts July and Aug. 1849; Copied from the Original Sketch by Lt. Derby of the 10th Military Department by J Mc. Hollingsworth, Asst. [Ackermann's Lithograph]. George Horatio Lt Derby.

Sketch of General Riley's Route through the Mining Districts July and Aug. 1849; Copied from the Original Sketch by Lt. Derby of the 10th Military Department by J Mc. Hollingsworth, Asst. [Ackermann's Lithograph]

Washington DC: 31st Congress, 1st Session. Senate Report 18. Serial 577, 1850. Very Good. First Edition. [21x19.5in]; Title in lower left corner with different stylized lettering; a lithograph map of Northern California from just south of Monterey to just north of Sacramento and from the Pacific Ocean to the Sierra... Item #13515 More

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First and Last Consul; Thomas Oliver Larkin and the Americanization of California | A Selection of Letters edited by John A. Hawgood. John A. Hawgood, Ed.

First and Last Consul; Thomas Oliver Larkin and the Americanization of California | A Selection of Letters edited by John A. Hawgood

Palo Alto, CA: Pacific Books, 1970. Near Fine in Good dust-jacket Second Edition. [First edition 1962][9.5x6.25in]; xxxviii, [2], 147 pp., pen and ink illustration of Monterey on title page,extensive footnotes, appendices and index; Dark brown cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear, dusty top... Item #13429 More

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American Steam Vessels. Samuel Ward Stanton.

American Steam Vessels

New York: Smith & Stanton, 1895. First Edition. [8.25x12in]; 498 pp. [2], profuse color illustrations of 280 steamships from 1807 to 1895 from primary or original sources, additional illustrations bordering each narrative of the ships; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt illustration of steamship... Item #13328 More

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From Cowhides to Golden Fleece; A Narrative of California, 1832-1858 | Based upon Unpublished Correspondence of Thomas Oliver Larkin Trader, Developer, Promoter, and only American Consul. Reuben L. Underhill.

From Cowhides to Golden Fleece; A Narrative of California, 1832-1858 | Based upon Unpublished Correspondence of Thomas Oliver Larkin Trader, Developer, Promoter, and only American Consul

Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 1939. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket First Edition. [Inscribed by Alice Larkin Toulmin, granddaughter] [9.25x6.5in]; xv, 273 pp., frontispiece of Larkin, 11 illustrations and images, bibliography, appendix and index; Red-orange cloth cover with black lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed, illustration of... Item #13345 More

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The Plains Across; The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60. John D. Unruh, Jr.

The Plains Across; The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60

Urbana, Il: University of Illinois Press, 1979. Near Fine in Very Good dust-jacket First Edition, 2nd Printing. [10x7in]; xviii, 565 pp. frontispiece Bierstadt's "The Oregon Trail", 52 illustrations, 9 maps and 10 charts, bibliography and index; Flax color cloth covers with gilt lettering in dark brown label on spine; all... Item #13347 More

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Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States; Also, The Constitution of the United States with its Amendments | Published for the Washington Benevolent Society [Engraving by Abner Reed]. George Washington.

Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States; Also, The Constitution of the United States with its Amendments | Published for the Washington Benevolent Society [Engraving by Abner Reed]

Windsor, VT: Printed and Sold by T. M. Pomroy, 1812. Fair. Edition Unstated. A. Reed [Abner Reed of East Windsor, CT]. 18 mo., [5.5x3.5in]; 71 pp., frontispiece of Washington, signed certificate of membership in the Washington Benevolent Society; Original wooden boards covered with marbled paper, spine backed with sheep and... Item #13441 More

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